The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-23
DEATH RIDES In THE AIR.
CYCLONES PLAY SAD HAVOC IN
WESTERN STATES.


Damage Done to Property Around
Ozark-Kentucky Also Visited.
NEVADA, Mo-, April pa terrific cy-
clone swept through part of Vernon county
last evening" doing great damage to proper
ty and killing a number of people. Thirty
houses are known to have been destroyed
and fifteen persons are said to have been
killed.
FOUR KIELED OUTRIGHT.
There were four persons killed outright,
and several SO dangerously wounded that
they will probably die; Many of the hail
stones weighed from three to five ounces,
and some of them measured nine inches in
circumference The path of the wind was
from 800 to 400 yards wide and the track
was left desolate. The damages reported are
as follows:
The dwelling of C. r. Whitfield was
blown down and his wife seriously injured
Luciea Hoods dwelling was blown en-
tirely away. The family was sleeping ON
the first floor and escaped with slight inju-
ries.
Thomas Foonts' dwelling was badly in
jured.
Marion Brouse's dwelling and barn were
badly injured by hail.
James Humble's dwelling was destroyed
John Royce's dwelling was carried away
and Benjamin Royce was slightly injured.
FIRE FOLLOWS THE WINDS.
Lewis Humble's dwelling was swept par
TALLY away The portion remaining caught
fire and was consumed. The husband and
wife were blown some distance and received
some bruises.
Leith Brothers house and barn were bad
Iy damaged by hail
Henry Wilson's dwelling was twisted
from its position by wind and damaged by
hail
Mrs Curry's dwelling was badly damaged
by hail
L. c. Shrouts dwelling was blown down
and his wife injured.
A dwelling owned by Frank Deball was
destroyed.
A house owned by James Davis and occu-
pied by Paschal CLANCY was torn to frag-
ments. CLANCY, his wife, and Mrs Hooper
and two children were in the building. The
children were asleep and the bed in which
they were lying was carried some distance
and broken to pieces, but all escaped unin-
jurcd aside from few scratches.
George Chaneys dwelling was carried
away. Mr.. CLANCY was absent and his wife
and mother were there with three children.
CRUSHED BEFORE HER MOTHERS EYES.
When the storm was first heard they ran
out doors, but Mamie Slower, the 7-year-
old daughter of Mrs. CLANCY, ran back into
the house and was crushed to death III its
fall. The frenzied mother pulled the man
gled body of her child from the ruins. The
other members of the family were hurt, but
not severely.
S. Williams dwelling was badly damaged.
The Bend school house was demolished.
The home of John Miller was wrecked. Mr..
Miller was killed. An infant son was also
l.
places She sustained other injuries, and it
is thought she will die.
John Lemons dwelling was badly in
jured
Col J. L. Nichols dwelling was de-
stroyed.
John HATS residence was blown down.
Mr. Halt was killed and his wife stunned
She will probably die. The baby was blown
some distance and badly mutilated.
ANOTHER HOUSE BURNED.
D. G.. Gibson's dwelling and barn were
destroyed. One of his little girls had an
arm broken. The stove fell into the cellar
and started a fire, which destroyed what was
left of the building.
The dwelling of Mr.. Hudson was blown
down and one of his sons had an ankle
broken
The dwelling of Robert Shull was blown
away and that of Thomas Madison was
badly injured.
The dwelling of Thomas Hawkins was
blown away. Mr.. Hawkins wounds are
considered fatal. One of his children, year
old was found hundred yards from the
house unhurt
d. A. Clements house was DESTROYED.
A great many reports have been received
of minor damages and the escapes of those
whose homes were ruined are almost mi
raculous.
BALLS OF FIRE.
A heavy rain was attended by an inter
esting phenomena in the northern portion
of the city Balls of fire seemed to be fall
ing at an angle of 43 dogs. They struck the
ground, and bursting into myriads of fiery
flakes, rebounded several hundred feet
toward the east and died away. The exhi-
bition continued for several minutes.
THE HAVOC AT PARIS.
CINCINNATI, April ga tornado swept
through portion of Kentucky south of
Cincinnati to-day. At Paris, while a vio-
lent rain storm with thunder and lightning
was in progress, continuous rumbling
sound was heard, which proved to be
tornado and passed in q few min
utes, leaving a track 400 yards wide, in
which trees were leveled and houses I'M
rooted The roof of Turney, Clark g. Co.'s
livery stable was carried across the street
it ill., Overbairs tobacco warehouse was also
unroofed Mrs Herricl's boarding house was
almost demolished. Whites distillery roof
was blown out of sight Several residences
were unroofed. The steeple of the Baptist
church was left leaning in dangerous con-
dition, and the heavy roof Of the Paris -four
mills was badly wrecked.
At Saundersville, near Lexington, the roof
of the Commonwealth Companys distillery
and warehouse was blown off. A heavy
rain fell here nearly all day, as well as
throughout the Ohio valley.
Near Portsmouth, o., Warren Carroll, on
a raft in the Ohio river, was struck by light
ming and killed.
PATH OF THE WIND MONSTER.
ST. LOUIS, April 22.-Later dispatches
from Nevada, Mo-, confirm the reports that
a fatal cyclone swept over the northern part
of Vernon county last night about s O'clock
The cyclone seemed TO come down the Mar
madon river from the Kansas line, dealing
death and destruction wherever it struck
SO far as can be learned the first place it
touched was at Metz township, passing
through Metz, Usage, and Blue Mound
townships Fences, houses, barns, and
everything in the line of the storm, which
was about half a mile wide, were picked up.
rent into splinters and cast down hundreds
of yards away. Trees were torn up by the
roots. Over thirty houses were destroyed
and about fifteen persons killed
SOME OF THE KILLED.